Sealdah Rajdhani Express

Sealdah - New Delhi Rajdhani Express

Sealdah (SDAH) bound 12314 (NDLS-SDAH) Rajdhani Express
Overview
Service type Rajdhani Express
Status Operating
Locale West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First service 2000 (2000)
Current operator(s) Eastern Railway zone
Route
Start Sealdah (SDAH)
Stops 6
End New Delhi (NDLS)
Distance travelled 1,458 kilometres (906 mi)
Average journey time 17 hrs 30 mins
Service frequency Daily
Train number(s) (12313/12314)
On-board services
Class(es) First AC
Second AC
Third AC
Seating arrangements Available
Sleeping arrangements Available
Catering facilities Available
Observation facilities Large Windows
Technical
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification 25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE
Operating speed 83 kilometres per hour (52 mph)

Sealdah Rajdhani Express connects Sealdah (Kolkata) and Delhi. It is the second fastest train after Sealdah - New Delhi Duronto Express on the Sealdah-Delhi sector. It operates as train number 12313 from Sealdah (Kolkata) to New Delhi Railway Station and as train number 12314 in the reverse direction. The train is regularly hauled by a WAP 7 locomotive. Sometimes WAP-4/WAP-5 locomotives can be seen as an offlink.

Route and Stations

This train passes through 6 intermediate stations including Durgapur, Asansol Jn, Dhanbad Jn, Gaya Jn, Mughal Sarai Jn, Kanpur Central, New Delhi

Coach composition

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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References

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